BS Media and Performing Arts Programme (4 Years)

The primary aim of starting Bachelor of Science in Media and Performing Arts program at MY University is to educate students in the field of emerging trends in Media with a comprehensive combination of creative communication, aesthetics, design, animation, and films. The students after completing and their BS would be able to apply the acquired skills for understanding the multi-cultural views and aspects of the social world.

Vision

The Vision of Media and Performing Arts Department is to become a leading Centre to promote a diverse, independent, innovative, ethical and economically thriving media and communications sector that contributes to the development of a sustainable Society in Pakistan in an era of technological and social change.

Program Objectives

To equip the students with conceptual tools, scientific knowledge and practical skills to gain a deeper understanding of emerging trends in media and performing arts.
Deepens students’ appreciation of the historic role of the arts in society.
To enhance the ability of the students to tell stories artfully
To provide the students a holistic view of new technologies of visual communication, instilling them
To demonstrate technical skills in picture and sound editing and their theoretical significance.
To nurture students’ creative instincts and guide them through the process of becoming visual artists who can contribute to the national TV, cinema and digital streaming platforms.
To make the students master digital video, sound, lighting, and editing technologies.

Admission Eligibility Criteria

Intermediate e.g. FA/F.Sc. (equivalent to 12 years of education) with at least 45% marks.
Candidates having ‘A’ levels are required to provide equivalence certificate from Inter Board Committee of Chairman (IBCC), Islamabad. (http://www.ibcc.edu.pk/)
Candidates having less than 45% marks will be eligible for admission after the successful completion of ‘Zero Semester’.

BS Media and Performing Arts Program Road Map (4 Years)

Total Credit Hours: 120

Semester I
S. No.	Course Code	Course Title & Credit		Credit Hours
1.	GE 101	Application of Information & Communication Technologies (GE1)		3 (2+1)
2.	GE102	Functional English (GE-2)		3
3.	GE103	Intro to IR (GE3)		2
4.	MED 101	Introduction to Mass Communication		3
5.	GE105	Basic Mathematics ( QR-1) (GE 4)		3
Total Credit Hours :				14
Semester II
S. No.	Course Code		Course Title & Credit		Credit Hours
1.	GE 104		Intro to Ecology (GE6)		3
2.	GE206		Expository Writing (GE-7)		3
3.	GE 207		Islamic Studies/Ethics (GE8)		2
4.	GE208		Probability and Statistics (QR2) (GE-9)		3
5	MEDD 102		Performance and Production Practices in Pakistan (M1)		3
Total Credit Hours:					14
Semester III
S. No.	Course Code	Course Title & Credit			Credit Hours
1.	GE309	Professional Practices (GE-9)			02
2.	GE 310	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan (GE 10)			02
3.	EC-101	Introduction to Economics (I/A-1)			3
4.	MED201	Intro to Film Studies (M2)			3
5.	MED 202	Graphic Designing			3

Total Credit Hours:					16
Semester IV
S. No.	Course Code	Course Title & Credit			Credit Hours
1.	GE 411	Civic and Community Engagement (GE- 11)			2
2.	GE 412	Entrepreneurship (GE-12)			2
3.	PSY-106	Introduction to Psychology (I/A-2)			3
4.	MED 203	Camera and Lighting Techniques/Photography			3
5.	MED204	Video Editing			3
Total Credit Hours:					16

Semester V
S. No.		Course Code	Course Title & Credit	Credit Hours
1.			Research Methodology ( M-3)	3
2.			Mass Media Development	3
3.			Print Media	3
4.			News Writing and Reporting	3
5.			Graphic Design	3
Total Credit Hours:				15
Semester VI
S. #	Course Code		Course Title & Credit	Credit Hours
1.	SOC 305		Introduction to Broadcast Media	3
2.	SOC 306		Introduction to Advertising and Public Relations	3
3.	SOC308		Theater and Society	3
4.	SOC-310		Introduction to Digital Media	3
5.	SOC-311		Media Ethics & Laws	3
Total Credit Hours:				15
Semester VII
S. #	Course Code		Course Title & Credit	Credit Hours
1.	SOC-401		Theories of Communication	3
2.	SOC 402		World Cinema	3
3.	SOC403		Fundamentals of Acting	3
4.	SOC404		Media Management and Marketing	3
5.	SOS405		Documentary Production	3
Total Credit Hours: 15				15
Semester VIII
S. #	Course Code		Course Title & Credit	Credit Hours
1.	SOC 406		TV Anchoring Techniques	3
2.	SOC 407		Drama, Film and Theatre	3
3.	SOC 408		Digital Audio Video Tools	3
4.	SOC 409		Music Video Production	3
5.	SOC410		Drama Production	3
Total Credit Hours:				15
Note: In place of two major Courses students may opt for Thesis of 6 Credit Hours. SOC 411: Research Thesis( Cr hrs 6)

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